Two Men in a Trench
Author | : Tony Pollard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0718144740 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780718144746 |
Rating | : 4/5 (746 Downloads) |
Download or read book Two Men in a Trench written by Tony Pollard and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver visit the sites of six major British battles, from Shrewsbury to Culloden, and carry out a full archaeological investigation at each. As they uncover artefacts abandoned in the heat and chaos of battle they closely follow the progress of each engagement and answer key historical questions, sometimes totally revising the accepted version of events. Each chapter is a fully framed investigation and follows an episode of the BBC television series. By using archaeology to unlock the secrets of the past, Tony and Neil prove that soldiers do not pass through fields of conflict like shadows, and in the process they show that battlefields are some of our most important national monuments.